nedn.¹

Brit.

/nɛd/, U.S.

/nɛd/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ned.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.). Compare later neddy n.²

†1. cant. A guinea; a sovereign. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1753 Discoveries J. Poulter (ed. 5) 41 The Sharper has a quare Ned or Six ready to change, so keeps in the good, and gives the bad one to the Flat.

1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. i. 27 A barrel of counterfeit half-pence, fifty pounds-worth of Neds and Half Neds.

1846 G. W. M. Reynolds Myst. London II. clxviii. 87/2 But Swot promised us ten neds each, if the thing succeeds to-night.

2. U.S. slang. A gold ten dollar coin. Also as a mass noun: money. Now rare.

ΚΠ

1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. vi. 93 Quacks..make their ned out of 'em.

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum (at cited word) Ned, a ten-dollar gold piece.

1882 J. D. McCabe N.Y. by Sunlight & Gaslight 510 Ned, a ten dollar gold piece.

1931 G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang (at cited word) Ned, a ten dollar gold piece or eagle, although why it should be thus called is hard to say.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

nedn.²

Brit.

/nɛd/, U.S.

/nɛd/, Scottish English

/nɛd/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ned.

Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.). Compare neddy n.¹

slang (chiefly Scottish).

A stupid or worthless person; a good-for-nothing; spec. a hooligan, thug, yob, or petty criminal. Also used as a general term of disapprobation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun]

routerc1300

tyrant1377

ruffy?a1513

ruffiana1525

kempy1525

cut-throat1535

slasher1559

cutter1569

hackster1574

hacker1576

cuttle1600

ruffiano1611

bully rook1673

thug1838

Apache1902

ned1910

rough-up1911

goonda1926

hoon1938

messer1942

the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person

tyrant1377

routera1500

termagant1508

ruffy?a1513

ruffiana1525

pander1593

thunderbolt1593

bully1604

ruffiano1611

tearer1633

violentoa1661

boy1662

violent1667

hardhead1774

Arab1788

ring-tailed roarer1828

blood-tub1853

tornado1863

stormer1886

hooligan1898

Apache1902

ned1910

rough-up1911

radge1923

goonda1926

pretty-boy1931

tough baby1932

bad-john1935

hoon1938

shit-kicker1954

tough boy1958

oafo1959

ass-kicker1962

droog1962

trog1983

1910 N. Munro in Glasgow News 18 Apr. 2/3 I was vexed for them lions; they would be faur happier scourin' the desert plains o'Africa than sittin' like a lot o' neds at a mairrage pairty wi' naething to eat.

1921 N. Munro Footballer's Life in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. lxx. 276 A lot o' young neds in the stockbrokin' business that couldna stop a hot shot for goal even if they had a bill hoardin' behind them.

1959 Times 18 Dec. 5/3 He can..give gloriously funny imitations of Glasgow charwomen, tram drivers, and neds.

1964 W. J. Gaston Drifting Death iv. 57 Lomax..was a tuppeny-ha'penny little ned, not even attached to one of the big mobs.

1968 H. C. Rae Few Small Bones ii. i. 71 Even the bloody neds from the newspapers were getting critical with their wisecracks.

1973 ‘P. Malloch’ Kickback xvi. 100 He was a ned. You could always spot them. There was something about them that no trained policeman would ever miss.

1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 12 Dec. (Sport section) 8/3 So is..[the player] a full-blown bigot, no better than the neds in the stand.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Nedn.³

Brit.

/nɛd/, U.S.

/nɛd/

Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English National Economic Development Council.

Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of National Economic Development Council. Compare slightly later Neddy n.³

British colloquial. Now historical.

The National Economic Development Council, or one of its subcommittees; = Neddy n.³ Cf. NEDC n. at N n. Initialisms 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > parliamentary committees

committee1566

grand committee1606

Ned1961

Neddy1962

little Neddy1963

little Ned1964

1961 Guardian 19 Dec. 14/1 His National Economic Development Council (or ‘Ned’, as it is ominously being called).

1963 Ann. Reg. 1962 3 The National Economic Development Council (already familiarly known as Ned or even Neddy).

1964 New Society 23 Jan. 23/2 Each little Ned..is going to have a highly individual character, according to the wishes of the industry involved.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> as lemmas

N.E.D.

N.E.D. n. New English Dictionary (the original title of the Oxford English Dictionary).

1887 R. Morris Specim. Early Eng. (ed. 2) i. 372/1 Amad, pp. distracted... See N.E.D.

1904 A. S. Palmer in R. C. Trench On Study of Words (rev. ed.) 175 Dr. Murray decides in favour of this explanation, of unknown authorship, and so spurious, uncanonical,—N.E.D.

1975 Notes & Queries for Somerset & Dorset Sept. 127 The single reference cited under lug-fall in the N.E.D...takes the definition a little further.

extracted from Nn.

n.¹1753

n.²1910

n.³1961

as lemmas

单词	ned
释义	nedn.¹ Brit. /nɛd/, U.S. /nɛd/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ned. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.). Compare later neddy n.² †1. cant. A guinea; a sovereign. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1753 Discoveries J. Poulter (ed. 5) 41 The Sharper has a quare Ned or Six ready to change, so keeps in the good, and gives the bad one to the Flat. 1781 G. Parker View Society & Manners II. i. 27 A barrel of counterfeit half-pence, fifty pounds-worth of Neds and Half Neds. 1846 G. W. M. Reynolds Myst. London II. clxviii. 87/2 But Swot promised us ten neds each, if the thing succeeds to-night. 2. U.S. slang. A gold ten dollar coin. Also as a mass noun: money. Now rare. ΚΠ 1838 T. C. Haliburton Clockmaker 2nd Ser. vi. 93 Quacks..make their ned out of 'em. 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum (at cited word) Ned, a ten-dollar gold piece. 1882 J. D. McCabe N.Y. by Sunlight & Gaslight 510 Ned, a ten dollar gold piece. 1931 G. Irwin Amer. Tramp & Underworld Slang (at cited word) Ned, a ten dollar gold piece or eagle, although why it should be thus called is hard to say. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). nedn.² Brit. /nɛd/, U.S. /nɛd/, Scottish English /nɛd/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps from a proper name. Etymon: proper name Ned. Etymology: Origin uncertain; perhaps < Ned, pet form of the male forename Edward (see Edward n.). Compare neddy n.¹ slang (chiefly Scottish). A stupid or worthless person; a good-for-nothing; spec. a hooligan, thug, yob, or petty criminal. Also used as a general term of disapprobation. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > inferiority or baseness > ruffianly conduct > ruffian > [noun] routerc1300 tyrant1377 ruffy?a1513 ruffiana1525 kempy1525 cut-throat1535 slasher1559 cutter1569 hackster1574 hacker1576 cuttle1600 ruffiano1611 bully rook1673 thug1838 Apache1902 ned1910 rough-up1911 goonda1926 hoon1938 messer1942 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > violent behaviour > [noun] > person tyrant1377 routera1500 termagant1508 ruffy?a1513 ruffiana1525 pander1593 thunderbolt1593 bully1604 ruffiano1611 tearer1633 violentoa1661 boy1662 violent1667 hardhead1774 Arab1788 ring-tailed roarer1828 blood-tub1853 tornado1863 stormer1886 hooligan1898 Apache1902 ned1910 rough-up1911 radge1923 goonda1926 pretty-boy1931 tough baby1932 bad-john1935 hoon1938 shit-kicker1954 tough boy1958 oafo1959 ass-kicker1962 droog1962 trog1983 1910 N. Munro in Glasgow News 18 Apr. 2/3 I was vexed for them lions; they would be faur happier scourin' the desert plains o'Africa than sittin' like a lot o' neds at a mairrage pairty wi' naething to eat. 1921 N. Munro Footballer's Life in B. D. Osborne & R. Armstrong Erchie & Jimmy Swan (1993) i. lxx. 276 A lot o' young neds in the stockbrokin' business that couldna stop a hot shot for goal even if they had a bill hoardin' behind them. 1959 Times 18 Dec. 5/3 He can..give gloriously funny imitations of Glasgow charwomen, tram drivers, and neds. 1964 W. J. Gaston Drifting Death iv. 57 Lomax..was a tuppeny-ha'penny little ned, not even attached to one of the big mobs. 1968 H. C. Rae Few Small Bones ii. i. 71 Even the bloody neds from the newspapers were getting critical with their wisecracks. 1973 ‘P. Malloch’ Kickback xvi. 100 He was a ned. You could always spot them. There was something about them that no trained policeman would ever miss. 1999 Sunday Herald (Glasgow) 12 Dec. (Sport section) 8/3 So is..[the player] a full-blown bigot, no better than the neds in the stand. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Nedn.³ Brit. /nɛd/, U.S. /nɛd/ Origin: Formed within English, as an acronym. Etymon: English National Economic Development Council. Etymology: Acronym < the initial letters of National Economic Development Council. Compare slightly later Neddy n.³ British colloquial. Now historical. The National Economic Development Council, or one of its subcommittees; = Neddy n.³ Cf. NEDC n. at N n. Initialisms 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > types of body or spec. bodies > [noun] > committee > parliamentary committees committee1566 grand committee1606 Ned1961 Neddy1962 little Neddy1963 little Ned1964 1961 Guardian 19 Dec. 14/1 His National Economic Development Council (or ‘Ned’, as it is ominously being called). 1963 Ann. Reg. 1962 3 The National Economic Development Council (already familiarly known as Ned or even Neddy). 1964 New Society 23 Jan. 23/2 Each little Ned..is going to have a highly individual character, according to the wishes of the industry involved. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas N.E.D. N.E.D. n. New English Dictionary (the original title of the Oxford English Dictionary). Π 1887 R. Morris Specim. Early Eng. (ed. 2) i. 372/1 Amad, pp. distracted... See N.E.D. 1904 A. S. Palmer in R. C. Trench On Study of Words (rev. ed.) 175 Dr. Murray decides in favour of this explanation, of unknown authorship, and so spurious, uncanonical,—N.E.D. 1975 Notes & Queries for Somerset & Dorset Sept. 127 The single reference cited under lug-fall in the N.E.D...takes the definition a little further. extracted from Nn. < n.¹1753n.²1910n.³1961 as lemmas
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> as lemmas

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